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A powerful attorney with a secret past is the focus of this Campbell Playhouse episode featuring Gertrude Berg's first radio performance outside of 'The Goldbergs'.

Campbell Playhouse || (05) Counsellor at Law | January 6, 1939 || Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a powerful attorney with a secret past. Announced as the first radio performance by Gertrude Berg in a program other than, "The Goldbergs." Attorney Sam Liebowitz also appears. Starring: Gertrude Berg; Sam Liebowitz; Aline MacMahon : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr :: : This podcast uses the following third-party services…

People in this episode

Host: duane Old Time Radio

Guests: Gertrude Berg, Sam Liebowitz, Aline MacMahon

Topics covered

• law
• drama
• radio performance
• attorney
• secret past

Keywords

• Campbell Playhouse
• Counsellor at Law
• Gertrude Berg
• radio drama
• 1939

Sponsors

Campbell's Soup

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Counsellor at Law, The Goldbergs

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